The Second Time Around

Today I met an old friend
That I worked with long ago
She never really knew the me
That I wanted her to know

We had dinner and we talked
And we spoke about the past
I wondered if she knew back then
Of the feelings that I had

I always liked this lady
But back then I couldn't ask
We both had others we were with
So I let those feelings pass

This time there is a difference
For we're both single now
So I asked her on a second date
A night out on the town

Now I think I like this lady
And I'm glad I asked her out
Who knows, maybe more then friends
The second time around

Carl Joseph Roberts

Downsizing

Downsizing, thats what they say
All my friends say ill be okay
That I'll find a job right away
If only they could see the pain

Downsizing, thats what they say
They lock the doors at close today
Now what am I supposed to do
Am I to old to start out new

Downsizing, thats what they say
No more work means no more pay
Twenty years at this job
They say the work now must stop

Downsizing, thats what they say
All for shareholders that must be please
Do they know the pain they've caused
So many families now feel lost

Downsizing, thats  what they say
We lost so many jobs today
Not just me but many friends
Today we know it all must end

Downsizing, thats what they say
Moved our jobs overseas
Chasing just the bottom line
All to make them one more dime

Downsizing

Carl Joseph Roberts

How To Write A Perfect Poem*

So you want to write a poem
You hope all the world will want to view
One that brings up feelings
That can change a life or two

Should you try to make if funny
And make the reader laugh
Or maybe a love story
That can bring a feeling back

Should you try to bring them into it
And make them feel the pain
Show a different side of you
Or a new path they should take

Do you let them see the hurt inside
Or the joy of something new
Make them ask a question
Or answer one for you

Just know that many poets of the past
Have been read by very few
And each poem can be perfect
If it touches only you*

Carl Joseph Roberts

My Waiting Time Is Done

I was waiting for you to find me
And I waited much to long
Ready to share my love again
But knowing you are gone

Waiting to have that feeling
Of a love that is so true
Knowing love is out there
I was waiting just for you

Waiting to hear your voice again
Trying to understand
Wanting to see your smile
Needing to hold your hand

I know now that you never cared
And I waited way to long
With a broken heart I say these words
My waiting time is done

Carl Joseph Roberts

Just opinions and we all have them
It is not my intention to offend
My poems they come from my soul
Formed by passion and sometimes bold
Though you may not like what I say
I have a right to feel this way
These poems I write are mine alone
If you don't like then just move on
No need to message and threaten me
I will not change to meet your needs
I have been a cop way to long
Do not think your words can harm
If you dont like what I say
Just message me and it's okay
Choose your words and we can debate
I will delete words of hate
Just opinions and we all have them
It is not my intention to offend
My poems come from my soul
Formed by passion and sometimes bold

Carl Joesph Roberts

Profiling
( A Cops View)

Profiling, it can save a life
Now Im not saying its always right
But we see something thats out of place
And we're supposed to look the other way

Dont judge a person by there looks
What they drive or who there with
No matter what the time of day
We cannot question what they say

Your mind tells you there's something wrong
That this person does not belong
Still im not allowed to question them
About where they're going or where they've been

But commit a crime or someone dies
Then the whole community they question why
For the Officers should have known
That guy, that car, they don't belong

We cant profile all by itself
The law requires we have something else
It is a tool that we can choose
But not the only tool to use

Profiling, it can save a life
Now I'm not saying it's always right
No one tool should be abused
But if it saves a life,..... ill profile you

Carl Joseph Roberts

Shoestring Jeb
(Continued Part 2)

Shoestrimg Jeb was a very calm man
Always willing to lend you a hand
Jeb would never try to offend
And if he did he would ask to forgive

Now Sally Marie was Jeb's true love
And he gave to her all he had
He promised her he would never fight
Kept his word till they took her life

Sally Marie was home one day
Three men broke in and had their way
Jeb came home and saw his wife
She was stabbed ten times, he watched her die

The bar was dark, Jeb saw three men
Drinking and laughing over what they did
They saw Jeb but they didnt run
A big mistake, Jeb had his guns

Jeb's guns were his arms, never lost a fight
He beat those men, one at a time
Tied a showstring around three mens necks
Pulled it tight till each one was dead

Jeb never felt bad, not for what he did
He used his shoestrings to **** three men
The law looked twice but wouldnt convict
But Jeb never wore shoestrings again

Now if you see a man with no shoestrings in
Remember this story of Shoestring Jeb
Sally Marie was the love of his life
Three men took her,........ Three men died

Carl Joseph Roberts